Baked Penne with Meat Sauce
(44 votes) Move your mouse over the stars then click to vote.
Loading ...Review this recipe or Read Reviews
recipe ingredients
8 oz. dried penne pasta
1 can (14 oz) whole Italian style tomatoes
1/2 of a 6 oz. can tomato paste
1/4 cup dry red wine (or substitute tomato juice)
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup sliced pitted black olives
1/2 cup shredded reduced fat Mozzarella cheese
recipe directions
Cook pasta according to package directions and drain well. Meanwhile, in a blender container or food processor, combine undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, wine or juice, sugar, oregano, and pepper. Cover and blend until smooth, then set aside. In a large skillet, cook ground beef until brown. Drain off fat. Stir in tomato mixture and bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in pasta and olives. Divide mixture among 6 individual casseroles. Bake, covered, in a 375*F oven for 15 minutes. Or, spoon all of mixture into a 2 quart casserole, and bake for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake uncovered for about 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
| calories | total fat | sat fat | protein | fiber | sodium (mg) | carbs | ww pts |
| 339 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 349 | 33 | 7 |
very tasty, great make ahead meal. It tastes even better the next day. my 6 year old daughter loved it.
This was pretty good- it made great leftovers! Next time I might make a little extra sauce since it seemed a little dry. Will definately make again.
A bit bland and not enough sauce. My 6 yr old preferred to eat all of his spinach salad and left most of this dish on the plate.
My husband and I are newlyweds in our early twenties. We both really enjoyed this recipe! It was great with a side salad and seasoned green beans! Also, it is easy to prepare and tastes great leftover!
I thought this was fabulous. I used whole wheat pasta and splenda and skipped the olives (not my favorite veggie). I pulled it out of the oven a little early (since everything was basically cooked already I didn’t think it was a problem) and didn’t have the sauce problems others are reporting. Was absolutely delicious!
this stuff is awsome every one should try this if u like meat
I make this just yesterday, the only thing I changed was I left out the olives and add 2tsp of garlic, plus I used large size of can tomatoes, which gave it a lot more juice. I will be making this recipe a lot.
This is a great recipe! I think next time I will use spagetti sauce with it though because it was a tad dry for my liking, but I love sauce. The whole family enjoyed this one!